Gears of War: E-Day Devs Proud of Xbox Main Title Role — SkimNews
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- Gears of War: E-Day developers expressed pride in being one of Xbox's main titles, embracing a renewed focus on platform exclusivity in coverage led by IGN.
- A performance benchmark review tested 35 GPUs across hardware tiers, while The Verge characterized the launch as 'a great game launching at a terrible time.'
Why it matters: Microsoft's renewed exclusivity push is being stress-tested by a flagship whose launch timing other outlets call terrible. The contrast between developer pride and a 'terrible time' verdict turns Gears of War: E-Day into a referendum on whether Xbox's platform-first strategy still resonates.
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